Gibraltar operates an open, UK-aligned financial system. Customer funds must move through company-controlled bank and merchant accounts. The Gambling Commissioner is the AML/CFT regulator for the sector under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015 (Gibraltar). Banking access is generally available but operators must maintain disciplined controls; the Gibraltar Authorisation Regime (GAR) supports PSP/EMI access to the UK market post-Brexit.
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Gibraltar · Question 06 of 11
Payments and banking: Can we move player money?
Favourable · Probable · Not reviewed · 1 post-review update · Not reviewed · Back to full Gibraltar report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Gibraltar (GI) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner (GGC) — Gambling Division, HM Government of Gibraltar |
| Favourability | Favourable |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | Not reviewed · 1 post-review update · Not reviewed |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Gibraltar operates an open, UK-aligned financial system. Customer funds must move through company-controlled bank and merchant accounts. The Gambling Commissioner is the AML/CFT regulator for the sector under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015 (Gibraltar). Banking access is generally available but opera…
Not reviewed Information added after the 26 Sep 2026 expert review — published for currency and labelled not reviewed.
Holding or managing customer funds in connection with gambling was brought into the Gambling Act 2025's licensing perimeter as part of the GOSS activity category from the Act's 1 April 2026 commencement. Businesses newly caught by this change were given a six-month transitional licence under Schedule 8 of the Act, and that window closed on 1 October 2026. A business holding or managing customer funds for a Gibraltar-licensed gambling operator that did not file a full licence application before the deadline no longer holds transitional protection for that activity and must now proceed through the full application process to continue lawfully.